This year, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy hosted its first-ever Virtual Program Review December 14–17. The annual event aims to bring together Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages to celebrate tribal energy successes and share information through a number of focused presentations.
Download the presentations to learn about recent successes, lessons learned, and benefits from these tribal energy projects or use the links below; and download the final agenda.
| MONDAY, DECEMBER 14 | ||
| Session 1 | ||
| TRIBE/AFFILIATION | Presenter(s) | Presentations |
|---|---|---|
| Ute Mountain Ute Tribe | Bernadette Cuthair; Scott Clow | Community-Scale Solar Project |
| Spokane Indian Housing Authority (SIHA) | Clyde Abrahamson | Children of the Sun Energy Infrastructure Initiative |
| Akwesasne Housing Authority (AHA) | Elizabeth Jacobs | Community-Scale Go Solar Initiative and Net Zero Initiative |
| Session 2 | ||
| Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe | Lacy Neuenfeldt; Robert Byrnes | Solar Energy Development on FSST Reservation |
| Oneida Indian Nation (NY) | Karen Six | Oneida Indian Nation’s Facility Energy Efficiency Project |
| Coeur d’Alene Tribe | Tiffany Allgood | Senior Housing Complex Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Project |
| Session 3 | ||
| Huslia Tribal Council | David Pelunis Messier | Huslia Tribal Council Biomass Project |
| Hughes Village Council | David Pelunis Messier | Sustainable Solar Energy for Hughes Village |
| Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (Stebbins and St. Michael) | Forest Button | Stebbins and St. Michael Wind Energy Construction Project |
| TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 | ||
| Session 4 | ||
| Tribe/Affiliation | Presenter(s) | Presentations |
| Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation (CA) | Jesse Nolan | Renewable Solar Energy at Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery |
| Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation (MT) | Deb MadisonTerry Sukut | Fort Peck Tribes Wellness Center Energy Project (WCEP) |
| Bishop Paiute Tribe (CA) | Brian Adkins | Residential Solar Project—Phase III |
| Session 5 | ||
| Colusa Indian Community Council (CA) | Ken Ahmann | Housing Energy Connection Project; Solar Canopy Extension Project |
| Graton Economic Development Authority (CA) | Mike Ulizio | Graton Renewable Energy Efficiency Network (GREEN) |
| Aha Macav Power Service (AZ) | Fernando Parra | Fort Mojave Indian Tribe Aha Macav Power Service Renewable Energy Project |
| Session 6 | ||
| NANA Regional Corporation (AK) | Al “Sonny” AdamsBrian HirschTerrell Jones | Community-Scale Solar Energy Deployment in the Northwest Arctic |
| Togiak Natives Limited (AK) | Dan Smith | Togiak Heat Recovery Project |
| Igiugig Village Council (AK) | AlexAnna SalmonKarl Hill | A Resilient and Autonomous Microgrid Powered by Marine Renewable Energy for the Village of Igiugig, Alaska |
| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 | ||
| Session 7 | ||
| Affiliation/Tribe | Presenter(s) | Presentations |
| San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians (CA) | Josh Simmons | SPBMI Microgrid |
| Ho-Chunk Inc. (NE) | Robert Byrnes | Net Metering Expansion on the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Reservation |
| Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians (CA) | Pita Pitt | Improving Energy Efficiency and Self-Sufficiency |
| Session 8 | ||
| Forest County Potawatomi Community (WI) | Sara Drescher, Jerrald Hauber | Community Center EEM & Energy Generation Deployment Project 2019; Deployment of Community-Scale Photovoltaic Solar Energy SystemsCommunity-Scale Photovoltaic Solar PV Deployment (2019); Developing Residential Usage Baselines and Energy Efficiency Options |
| Session 9 | ||
| Nuvista Light and Electric Cooperative, Incorporated (AK) | Natalie Hanson | Nuvista Kwethluk Energy Storage (NKES) |
| Pribilof Islands Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (AK) | Patrick Baker | Aleut Community Store Deep Energy Retrofit |
| Unalakeet Native Corporation (AK) | Reese Huhta, Brian Hirsch | Unalakleet Microgrid Optimization for Tribal Community Resilience |
| THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 | ||
| Session 10 | ||
| Affiliation/Tribe | Presenter(s) | Presentations |
| Rincon San Luiseño Band of Mission Indians (CA) | Josh Simmons | Rincon Solar Microgrids Project |
| Rosebud Sioux Tribe (SD) | Ken Haukaas | Sicangu Village Solar Project |
| Seminole Tribe of Florida (FL) | Harvey Rambarath | Seminole Rural Reservation Resiliency Initiative |
| Session 11 | ||
| Spirit Lake Tribe (ND) | Jim Yockey | 1.5 MW Community Wind Energy Project |
| Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians (WI) | Daniel Wiggins, Jr. | Ishkonige Nawadide – Solar Project of Chippewa Indians |
| Northern Cheyenne Tribe (MT) | Kyle Alderman | White River Community Solar on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation |
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